The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-16

A petition was presented from the Dim
mick highway commissioners. asking an ap
propri,tion of 5000 to pay half the expense
Of a bridge over the Vermillion river lie
ferred to road and bridge committee
ON motion the board adjourned until
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The hoard met and Was called TO order al
> n clock sharp. The roll was called, and
the chair then declared reports Of standing
committees in order. Supervisor Spencer
az the committee on stationary, then report
al recommending the allowance Of station
sry bills. The chair then stated that there
wa. in the board q difference Of opinion in
regard to the construction Of the rule of the
board regarding the necessity Of laying re
ports over, and Of the necessity OF reducing
them to writing. and the chair asked the
gentleman from Deer Park TO make motion
that would decide the question for the
III ther convenience Of the board. Mr. Lewis
gave his views clearly. emphatically and
.bly, but did not make the motion ~ an
appeal. After some rambling discussion
and great deal Of parliamentary tangle'
the supervisor from Miller moved the sus
pension Of the rules, and the adoption Of the
repor, OF the committee. The motion was
carried
Supervisor Jennings, chairman Of the
committee on equalization Of town lots re.
ported, stating some alterations recommend
ei in the assessments. While this WAS before
the house the Supervisor from Ottawa Of
fered a resolution to settle the question OF
the construction Of the doubtful rule. The
chair received the resolution as privileged
mo ion. and put it, II was carried. On
motion the report Of the committee on lots
vas adopted The committee on court house
and Jail, chairman Thompson, reported on n
number Of claims which were allowed, and
the report of the committee adopted. The
co nmit'ee on miscellaneous claims then
reported on the matter Of the petition OF
Randall Castle, recommending that he he
paid 81 3 instead OF the $500 asked. The
committee on public buildings reported thro'
it, chairman. Supervisor Griffin, with list
Of claims which they recommen ded for al
lowsnce. The report of the committee was
adopted.
Supervisor Griffin then spoke Of the ne.
cessity of partition in the office Of the
probate clerk. This matter was referred
Doc Norton then rose, put his foot on his
chair, leaned forward, and moved that the
sheriff be allowed 30 cents, instead of 30
cents, day for feeding prisoners. He went
on to say that the price was an exhorbitant
one; that at that price the sheriff could get
rich that the allowance to board prisoners
was not intended si chance for speculation,
bat only to reimburse the sheriff for money
actually paid out. After he had finished,
Supervisor Lewis made some remarks on the
subject, rs did also Supervisor Griffin. Both
these gentlemen we're for leaving the remu.
neration at 80 cents--the reason being that
the expenses Of the Office Of sheriff had ,
they thought, been cut enough. Supervisor
Mcintyre moved to lay the matter over till
Friday morning, q. $50 o'clock, and the
motion was carried. Supervisor Rowland,
of Wallace, asked to DO excused for the rest
Of the meeting and his reques. WAS granted
On motion the board adjourned until
o o'clock, Friday morning.
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY II.
The board WAS called to order by Chair.
man Gum at 8 O'Clock; the roll WAS called
and the minutes read and approved. Re
ports of standing committees we're then call,
ed for and Supervisor Eaass Of the commit
tee on equalization Of personal property, re
ported, recommending certain deduction aud
additions to the assessment rolls. On
motion the report Of the committee WAS ad
opted The committe to settle with the sher-
if, then reported, presenting the sheriff 8
semi annual report Of the finances of the
office The committee recommended that
aside from the amount now due him, the
sheriff be advanced 1876 for travelling ex-
pensys, and 5000 for bailifi here, and that he
be expected to account for the same on his
next report On motion OF Supervisor Fis-
cher the report Of the committee was adopt
ell. Everybody expected to hear from Nor
ton on this question, but Doc didn't peep.
The committee to settle with the county
superintendent of schools, reported claims
and bills audited and recommended their al
lowauce, Report adopted and claims allow
ed.
Supervisor Dresser, chairman of the com.
mittee on pauper accounts, reported with a
long list of claims which they thought should
be paid; the report was adopted with the ad
dlton of bill of - not reported on. The
clerk then read the list Of the sums allowed
township by township. The amounts were
varied La Sale spent 81 200 and Ottawa a
little over fiOO. The chairman of the com
mittee explained few bills that were moi
allowed, but were referred to open board